Author: CleanTechnica

Electric Vans Take 52% Of The Van Market In Singapore In Q1

Sales of battery-electric commercial vehicles hit 30.8% in Singapore in Q1 across the vehicle categories, according to Singapore’s Land Transport Authority. Singapore’s Land Transport Authority lists four categories of commercial vehicles. These are:  GPV: Goods & passenger vehicles  LGV: Light Goods Vehicles (mlw ≤ 3.5 metric tons) (mostly vans)  HGV: Heavy Goods Vehicles (3.5 < […]

Tom’s Truck Center Adds Nikola Class 8 Tre Semi-Trucks To EV Truck Lineup

Tom’s Truck Center, a commercial truck sales and service firm based in Southern California, has added the Class 8 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle to its electric commercial truck lineup. Nikola’s zero-emissions trucks are already on sale at Tom’s Truck Center’s two dealerships, which are located alongside Interstate 5 in Santa Ana, California, and Santa Fe […]

A Homage To Heat Pumps

An interview with an expert reveals that education, incentives, and design are all ways to get consumers interested in heat pumps and to enhance their home's energy efficiency.

Sweden April Plugin Share Up Within Shrinking Auto Market

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share reached 55.7% of the auto market in April, up from 48.2% year-on-year. Full electrics grew share strongly, whilst plugin hybrids lost share slightly. Overall auto market volume was 20,588 units, down some 6% YoY, and down 35% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The bestselling full electric vehicle was the Volvo XC40. […]

Bosch Plans To Acquire US Chipmaker TSI Semiconductors

Bosch, the largest auto supplier in the world, is increasing its semiconductor manufacturing capacity to meet the rising demand for computer chips for electric vehicles. Bosch recently made the announcement that it is purchasing the US chipmaker TSI Semiconductor and investing $1.5 billion in upgrading TSI’s production lines to produce silicon carbide semiconductors to boost […]

France In April – BEVs Up, PHEVs Down, Spring is Sprung

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% share of the auto market in April, flat year-on-year, in a growing overall market. Full battery electrics, however, grew share, whilst plugin hybrids dropped share. Overall auto volume was 132,509 units, up some 22% YoY, though still far below pre-2020 seasonal norms (~183,000). The bestselling plugin was the […]